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Re: Limited slip differential
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 31 Aug 2000 00:01:33 GMT
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gcrisp@mindspring.ANTISPAMcom
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Interesting. I assume you're talking about the white gear-looking
thingy that comes with 8735. Where would you put it? In the center
peg within the diff?
- Greg
Simon Bogaert wrote:
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> Hello all!
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> As I was tinkering with some of the new-style differentials, I discovered
> that the claw-clutches (used to couple a free-turning 16 teeth gear to an
> axle in the 8880 Supercar and in the Space Shuttle) can be used to let both
> output axles of the differential turn at the same speed. Now you could say
> that it would be much easier to use a stiff axle, but with this setup I can
> toggle it on and off, thus creating a 100% Lego, compact, effective, limited
> slip differential.
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> I don't know if someone else already pointed this out, but I thought it
> could be of interest.
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> Don't stop constructing...
>
> Simon
--
G. Crisp - gcrisp@mindspring.com
"Indian, indian, what did you die for? Indian says 'Nothing at all.'"
-- Jim Morrison
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| (...) Actually, no. The white gear is known as the 'clutch gear'. It prevents the frying of your motor in case it gets stalled. I don't know any way you can prevent it from 'clutching' if the tension on the gear gets too high. What I actually meant (...) (26 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Limited slip differential
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| Hello all! As I was tinkering with some of the new-style differentials, I discovered that the claw-clutches (used to couple a free-turning 16 teeth gear to an axle in the 8880 Supercar and in the Space Shuttle) can be used to let both output axles (...) (26 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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